Compassion Fatigue is characterized by a gradual lessening of compassion over time, resulting from a combination of burnout and secondary traumatic stress related to vicarious traumatization from repeated exposure to traumatic material. Are you burnt out? Is the day to day stress of the job impacting your daily life?  Sometimes the struggle is real, and that’s okay. Participants will learn how to identify and prevent burn out.  During this session, participants will create an emotional first aid kit and learn different techniques and tips to deal with compassion fatigue. A focus will be on self-care and how it relates to the role as a caregiver. Objectives: Learn to recognize symptoms of compassion fatigue, burn out and stress and how to combat these symptoms in a role as a caregiver. Identify effective treatment for combating compassion fatigue. Identify and create a positive self-care plan to combat the problems of compassion fatigue. Target Audience: This training is for professionals who provide care to anyone, such as nurses, social workers, case managers, housing service coordinators, nursing home administrators, personal care home administrators, aging and mental health workers. Facilitator: Gerrie Reddinger is the Children’s Program Coordinator and Special Instructor for PennCares Support Services. Gerrie has a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood from California University of PA and has spent the last twenty years […]